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1 rearguard
noun singular or noun plural (the group of) soldiers who protect the rear of an army (eg when it is retreating). ariergardă -
2 cenotaph
(a monument to a person or people buried elsewhere, especially a monument built in memory of soldiers etc killed in war.) cenotaf, monument -
3 detachment
1) (the state of not being influenced by emotion or prejudice.) detaşare2) (the act of detaching.) separare3) (a group (especially of soldiers): A detachment was sent to guard the supplies.) detaşament -
4 firing-squad
noun (a group of soldiers with guns, to execute a prisoner: He must face the firing-squad.) -
5 front
1) (the part of anything (intended to be) nearest the person who sees it; usually the most important part of anything: the front of the house; the front of the picture; ( also adjective) the front page.) parte din faţă; prima (pagină)2) (the foremost part of anything in the direction in which it moves: the front of the ship; ( also adjective) the front seat of the bus.) (parte) din faţă3) (the part of a city or town that faces the sea: We walked along the (sea) front.)4) ((in war) the line of soliers nearest the enemy: They are sending more soldiers to the front.) front5) (a boundary separating two masses of air of different temperatures: A cold front is approaching from the Atlantic.) front (atmosferic)6) (an outward appearance: He put on a brave front.) înfăţişare7) (a name sometimes given to a political movement: the Popular Front for Liberation.) front•- frontage- frontal
- at the front of
- in front of
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6 honours
1) ((sometimes with capital: sometimes abbreviated to Hons when written) a degree awarded by universities, colleges etc to students who achieve good results in their final degree examinations, or who carry out specialized study or research; the course of study leading to the awarding of such a degree: He got First Class Honours in French; ( also adjective) an honours degree, (American) an honors course.) (cu) menţiune2) (ceremony, when given as a mark of respect: The dead soldiers were buried with full military honours.) onoruri -
7 jungle
(a thick growth of trees and plants in tropical areas: the Amazon jungle; Tigers are found in the jungles of Asia; ( also adjective) soldiers trained in jungle warfare.) junglă -
8 musket
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9 pin-up
1) (a picture of an attractive girl (or man), often pinned on a wall: He has dozens of pin-ups in his room; ( also adjective) a pin-up girl.) poză prinsă cu o piuneză pe un perete2) (the girl (or man): She's the favourite pin-up of the soldiers.) fată frumoasă -
10 quartermaster
noun (an officer whose job is to provide soldiers with food, transport, a place to live etc.) ofiţer însărcinat cu aprovizionarea -
11 quarters
noun plural (a place to stay especially for soldiers.) cameră -
12 troops
noun plural (soldiers.) trupe -
13 walkie-talkie
noun (a portable two-way radio: The soldiers spoke to each other on the walkie-talkie.) walkie-talkie -
14 drill
[dril] 1. verb1) (to make (a hole) with a drill: He drilled holes in the wood; to drill for oil.) a găuri, a (per)fora2) ((of soldiers etc) to exercise or be exercised: The soldiers drilled every morning.) a face instrucţie2. noun1) (a tool for making holes: a hand-drill; an electric drill.) burghiu2) (exercise or practice, especially of soldiers: We do half-an-hour of drill after tea.) antrenament, instrucţie -
15 parade
[pə'reid] 1. noun1) (a line of people, vehicles etc moving forward in order often as a celebration of some event: a circus parade.) paradă2) (an arrangement of soldiers in a particular order: The troops are on parade.) paradă2. verb1) (to march in a line moving forward in order: They paraded through the town.) a defila2) (to arrange soldiers in order: The colonel paraded his soldiers.) a încolona pentru paradă3) (to show or display in an obvious way: She paraded her new clothes in front of her friends.) a etala -
16 picket
['pikit] 1. noun1) ((any one of) a number of people employed at a factory etc who are on strike and who try to persuade workers not to go to work there, not to deliver goods there etc: The men set up a picket to stop lorries getting into the factory; ( also adjective) a picket line.) pichet2) (a soldier or a small group of soldiers on special duty, usually to guard against a sudden attack by the enemy: The commander placed pickets at various points round the camp; ( also adjective) picket duty.) (soldat de) pază2. verb1) (to place a group of soldiers, strikers etc somewhere as a picket: The strikers' leaders decided to picket the factory; The commander picketed the camp.) a picheta, a înconjura2) (to act as a picket (at): In this country, strikers have the legal right to picket; The soldiers picketed the camp.) a se organiza în pichete -
17 billet
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18 guard
1. verb1) (to protect from danger or attack: The soldiers were guarding the king/palace.) a apăra2) (to prevent (a person) escaping, (something) happening: The soldiers guarded their prisoners; to guard against mistakes.) a supraveghea2. noun1) (someone who or something which protects: a guard round the king; a guard in front of the fire.) gardă2) (someone whose job is to prevent (a person) escaping: There was a guard with the prisoner every hour of the day.) gardian3) ((American conductor) a person in charge of a train.) supraveghere4) (the act or duty of guarding.)•- guarded- guardedly
- guard of honour
- keep guard on
- keep guard
- off guard
- on guard
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19 man
[mæn] 1. plural - men; noun1) (an adult male human being: Hundreds of men, women and children; a four-man team.) bărbat2) (human beings taken as a whole; the human race: the development of man.) om3) (obviously masculine male person: He's independent, tough, strong, brave - a real man!) mascul4) (a word sometimes used in speaking informally or giving commands to someone: Get on with your work, man, and stop complaining!) bătrâne5) (an ordinary soldier, who is not an officer: officers and men.) soldat6) (a piece used in playing chess or draughts: I took three of his men in one move.) piesă; pion2. verb(to supply with men (especially soldiers): The colonel manned the guns with soldiers from our regiment.) a încadra; a înarma- - man- manhood
- mankind
- manly
- manliness
- manned
- man-eating
- man-eater
- manhandle
- manhole
- man-made
- manpower
- manservant
- mansized
- mansize
- manslaughter
- menfolk
- menswear
- as one man
- the man in the street
- man of letters
- man of the world
- man to man
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20 patrol
[pə'trəul] 1. past tense, past participle - patrolled; verb(to watch or protect (an area) by moving continually around or through it: Soldiers patrolled the streets.) a patrula2. noun1) (a group of people etc who patrol an area: They came across several army patrols in the hills.) patrulă2) (the act of watching or guarding by patrolling: The soldiers went out on patrol; ( also adjective) patrol duty.) (de) rond
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